# Pharera Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Pharera

Pharera is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176055**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 19 households**, the 161st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 83people (2011)
- 19households
- 90.3%literacy
- 176055PIN code

## Pharera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pharera is 176055.** Pharera falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176055
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010966

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pharera from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)82 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)43 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pharera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pharera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thill
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thill
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pharera known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 30% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pharera

Of every 100 households in Pharera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pharera · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****100%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pharera?

■ Pharera · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**899

Working population ****63.9%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 82.9% for women. 53% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (19%) · **■** Marginal 41 (77%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khundian

- Shiv Pur87 people
- Kukriana86 people
- Saur Khurd85 people
- Karal83 people
- Jol82 people
- Bhadrun81 people
- Bharam Dhayara79 people
- Kuri79 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pharera?176055
- How far is Pharera from Dharmsala?82 km by road
- What is the population of Pharera?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharera in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pharera?90.3% (Census 2011)